S. Korea MPs defy president with China visit
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A group of South Korean opposition lawmakers defied President Park Geun-Hye and left for China…
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Asia
Hundreds of Taiwan drivers fined after Pokemon Go launch
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Nearly 350 drivers in Taiwan were slapped with fines for playing on their phones after Pokemon…
8 years ago
Japan emperor to address nation after abdication reports
by Kelly OLSEN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to make a rare address to the nation…
8 years ago
Erdogan says if people want death penalty parties will abide
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- If the Turkish public want the death penalty following last month's failed coup then political parties…
8 years ago
Japan summons Chinese ambassador over ships
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's foreign ministry on Friday summoned China's ambassador to protest what it said were intrusions into its territorial…
8 years ago
US-based cleric Gulen slams Turkey judicial system over arrest warrant
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen has condemned Turkey's judicial system after a court issued an arrest…
8 years ago
Iran executes 20 Sunni ‘terrorists’ in single day
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - by Ali NOORANI Iran said Thursday it had hanged 20 "terrorist" Sunni prisoners, in one of…
8 years ago
Iran executes 20 Sunni ‘terrorists’ in one day: state media
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran has executed a group of 20 "terrorist" Sunni prisoners for committing several murders and undermining…
8 years ago
Dubai airport flights resume after Emirates accident
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai airport, the world's busiest in terms of international passengers, resumed flights on Wednesday…
8 years ago
Avoid China-claimed shoal, Philippines tells fishermen
The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to…
8 years ago
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